Chapter XVII. Crossing the River to Call for Soldiers

The big plan is decided, and the rest is how to execute it.

However, there is one thing that makes people think about it.

With Li Zicheng's original intention, he wanted to go south with the whole division of the three battalions and fight Zuo Liangyu in a decisive battle. But now Zhang Xuan is casting cannons in Xiao Yuan's camp, and a steady stream of wood and iron materials are gathered in Xiao Yuan's camp, and it takes a lot of effort to build, or have already built iron furnaces, as well as iron molds or something.

If it is abandoned once, will it not be a waste of effort?

If the officers and troops from the south are very strong, Li Zicheng will definitely go all out, and give up whatever it takes to cast cannons. But now he clearly feels that in the south, his chances of victory have been grasped fifty percent, and the remaining fifty percent will depend on the decision.

At this time, it is not necessary to bring Xiao Yuanying over as well.

In the end, Li Zicheng and Cao Cao finally decided to store the two battalions of baggage, the old and the weak in the Xiao Yuan camp, and the two battalions took elite soldiers and 100,000 people to the south to fight against the official army. And Zhang Xuan's cannon casting will never stop.

There is such a big movement outside the city, how can Kaifeng City not know about it.

The movement of the 100,000 army is simply immense, and it can be seen clearly in Kaifeng City.

Just when Gao Mingheng convened officials at all levels again, Huang Shu was busy with his own affairs.

"Lord Huang, spare your life. Lord Huang, spare your life. "A chubby gentleman-like man, kneeling on the ground, but his round belly greatly affects his kneeling movements.

Huang Shu's face was kind, and he said: "Li Yuanwai, you had a nickname back then, called Li Blind Tiger, right?" Then he said with a blank face: "I'm really blind, don't you know what money should be earned and what money should not be earned?" Some money is earned, and you have to fill it with your life. ”

When this Li Yuanwai was young, he was also a tyrant on the ground in Kaifeng, and he didn't know that he had climbed that nobleman, and in the past few decades, he has changed from a penniless poor boy to a famous grain merchant in Kaifeng Mansion. is rampant and domineering, relying on the backstage to be hard, and has not done anything.

Between the backhands, I don't know how many people were killed by him.

It's just that he never thought that his backstage couldn't save him today.

"Lord Huang, the little one knows that he is wrong. Can you look at the one in the palace, give face, I will donate all this food to the government, I don't want any of it. Li Yuanwai said.

Huang Shu sighed and said, "It's a pity it's late. Huang Shu lowered his head and said softly in Li Yuanwai's ear: "Do you think I will come without the consent of King Zhou and his old man?" ”

When Li Yuanwai heard this, he was shocked, and he suddenly collapsed.

Huang Shu got up and said loudly: "I don't want your food, only."

Thy head, to set an example. Come. ”

"The students are here." A man in his thirties stood up, and although he was dressed in a military uniform, he was still a little bookish and angry, and said.

"Xiliang, behead this person for public display." Huang Shu said.

"Yes." Li Xiliang said.

The Li family in Kaifeng is a large family in Kaifeng, and the family assets are also above one million, such a family, there are about 18 families in Kaifeng City, and together with the Zhou Wangfu, they occupy more than 80% of the wealth of Kaifeng City. Li Xiliang is the sister-in-law of the Li family.

Huang Shu is bent on building a social army, and Li Xiliang is Huang Shu's favorite leader of the social army, because Li Xiliang is also quite prestigious among the students of Kaifeng Mansion. And known as a meritorious service, in Li Zicheng's second attack on Kaifeng, Li Xiliang led people to the city, when breaking into the camp to fight for the cave on the city wall, it was also Li Xiliang's first fire and smoke strategy, and the effect of the great construction.

Therefore, although the social army has not yet been officially established, Huang Shu has already taken Li Xiliang with him.

Li Xiliang agreed, naturally there was no need for Li Xiliang to do anything, so the two members of the Li family rushed up, pressed Li Yuanwai down, first plugged Li Yuanwai's mouth with rags, and then there was a scream outside. Li Yuanwai's head was presented.

Huang Shu covered his nose with his sleeve and said, "Just hang it on the archway." After sending away the heads of Li Yuanwai, Huang Shu ordered: "Pass the order." The price of grain in Kaifeng is all at parity, and those who dare to raise prices are reluctant to buy, which is an example. ”

Huang Shu's order was passed out, and the people of Kaifeng, who were no longer surrounded by the three layers inside and the three layers outside, cheered one after another, saying: "Lord Qingtian----, Lord Qingtian ----"

For a time, hundreds of people knelt down and kowtowed.

In fact, Huang Shu also knows that his so-called parity has more than doubled in ordinary years. But Huang Shu also enjoys the feeling of being embraced by the people.

"My lord," Li Xiliang whispered beside Huang Shu, "Your Excellency, I have sent someone to invite you, saying that there is news from the south." ”

Huang Shu's spirit was shocked, and he immediately understood that the so-called south side was reinforcements. suppressed the excitement in his heart and said, "Go." ”

Among the Kaifeng governor's yamen.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Lord Ding has already sent a letter, he has brought four towns of elite soldiers, a total of 160,000, and is now in Zhuxian Town, fifty miles south of the city, and the thieves and Cao Ying have already moved south, and now outside Kaifeng City, only Yuan thieves in the north of the city are left." Gao Mingheng said: "The defeat of the thieves is just around the corner. ”

Countless officials and gentry breathed a sigh of relief.

After all, in their opinion, the name of the two thieves can make Xiao'er stop crying, although Xiao Yuanying's reputation is slightly better, but he is always a thief. Surrounded by millions of people outside the city, how can they rest assured, when they heard this, these people said: "It is all the work of the tall people that can make Kaifeng City stand tall and strong surrounded by thieves." ”

"Yes, yes, yes." There was a sense of joy in all.

Gao Mingheng waved his hand, stopped all the noise, and said: "Everyone, don't be happy too early, although the two battalions of Chuang Cao have gone, but there is still a small Yuan battalion, and the small Yuan battalion is not removed, I Kaifeng City, it is still not safe, but the troops in Kaifeng City, everyone knows that there is more than enough to defend the city, but the field battle is absolutely impossible." Only by crossing the river to invite troops, and attacking from the north and south, even if he can't completely annihilate Xiao Yuan's battalion, he must be driven away. It's just that who wants to go on a trip to cross the river to invite soldiers. ”

"This ----"

For a moment, everyone was silent.

Crossing the river to ask for soldiers, these four words are easy to say, but it is difficult to do.

Kaifeng City is far from the Yellow River, the nearest place is only ten miles, but these ten miles are not ordinary ten miles, tens of thousands of people in the small Yuan camp, just on the edge of the Yellow River. If you want to cross the river, aren't you afraid that you will never return?

Huang Shu sneered in his heart and said secretly: "It's all a group of cowards. ”

In the midst of joy, Huang Shu felt a little chill in his heart, this group of rat-eyed people, do they think that the thieves will not come back if they leave now, and the thieves leave Xiao Yuanying here, which has clearly explained a problem, that is, the thieves will never give up Kaifeng City.

If Zuo Liangyu loses to the thief, I'm afraid that the thief will come back and come back, do you think that this time will be the same as the last time, is there any danger?

Dream.

If you don't take advantage of the time when the thieves divide the troops, cut off one of their arms, and wait for the thieves to come back, I'm afraid that the city will really not have the power to return to the sky, and the situation in Kaifeng City at that time may not be safer than crossing the river.

"The lower officials are willing to go." Huang Shu said.

Gao Mingheng was overjoyed, although he didn't like this Huang Shu, who was in the limelight and hard in the background, but only these few people could be relied on at a critical time. said: "What are the requirements of Huang Tuiguan? Despite the mention. “

Huang Shu said: "The lower officials have no requirements, they just want to pull out a hundred horses, go and return quickly, and dare not delay the major events in the city." ”

Gao Mingheng said: "General Chen, you immediately pull out a hundred horsemen to escort Huang Tuiguan across the river." ”

"Yes." Chen Yongfu has a little toothache, among the four thousand elites under his command, there are not too many cavalry, but the current situation cannot be shirked. I could only grit my teeth and agree.

Huang Shu was resolute, with more than 100 cavalry of Chen Yongfu, and also brought a few companions, including Li Xiliang. Instead of going out of the city from the north gate, but from the east gate, I wanted to go around a big circle and cross the river. It's just that he thought of Xiao Yuanying's outpost a little too simply. Not long after leaving the city from the east gate, he met Xiao Yuanying's Tanma. It's just that there are not many horses, and when I saw Huang Shu's horse team of more than 100 people, I could only follow them secretly and watch them cross the Yellow River.

Seeing this, Huang Shu knew that it was easy to go, but it was difficult to come back.

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